NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

cipherProc configure ?options?

Configure the settings for the aristocrat cipher. Valid options are:

cipherProc configure -ciphertext string

cipherProc configure -ct string

Set the ciphertext for this cipher instance to string. Invalid letters or numbers in the ciphertext are silently discarded.

cipherProc configure -language language

This option is currently ignored for all cipher types. Set the current cipher language to language. If the cipher has a solve method then digram frequencies for this language are used to determine the best fit. If the language is not specified or not known then english is used.

cipherProc configure -strict true|false

Set the strictness for alternate substitutions. If this is set to true then attempting to override an existing substitution will generate an error. For example, with strict = true, the second statement will fail:
aristocrat sub a b
aristocrat sub a c
The strictness defaults to false

cipherProc cget option

Look up the value for a given option. Valid options are:

cipherProc cget -type

Returns the type of this cipher. In this case, aristocrat

cipherProc cget -ciphertext

cipherProc cget -ct

Return the ciphertext for this cipher.

cipherProc cget -plaintext

cipherProc cget -pt

Return the plaintext for this cipher based on the current key setting.

cipherProc cget -key

Returns the current key setting for this cipher. The result can be passed back to this cipher instance or another cipher with the cipherProc restore subcommand.

cipherProc cget -length

Returns the length of the ciphertext for this cipher. 0 is returned if the ciphertext has not been set.

cipherProc cget -language

Returns the name of the language used for this cipher.

cipherProc cget -period

This always returns 0

cipherProc cget -K1key

Print the key as a K1 keyed alphabet.

cipherProc cget -K2key

Print the key as a K2 keyed alphabet.

cipherProc cget -strict

Get the strictness setting. Returns either 1 or 0.

cipherProc restore ct pt

The restore command restores the cipher's key to a previously stored state. The output from cipherProc cget -key can be passed back into the restore command to implement a crude save feature. Example:

set key [$firstCipher cget -key]
$secondCipher restore [lindex $key 0] [lindex $key 1]

cipherProc substitute ct pt

Substitute the ciphertext string ct with the plaintext string pt. Conflicting substitutions will raise an error.

cipherProc undo ct

Clears all key entries for the given ciphertext values.

cipherProc locate tip ?ct?

Locate a possible position for the tip in the ciphertext. The tip is dragged along the ciphertext until a valid substitution is found. If the ct argument is specified, the tip is dragged along starting where ct appears in the ciphertext.